Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) & Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF) Head to Head Comparison

Deutsche Wohnen (OTCMKTS:DWHHF) and Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Deutsche Wohnen and Boston Omaha’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Wohnen	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boston Omaha	0.68%	0.14%	0.11%

Risk and Volatility

Deutsche Wohnen has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Deutsche Wohnen and Boston Omaha, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Wohnen	0	0	0	0	0.00
Boston Omaha	1	0	1	0	2.00

Boston Omaha has a consensus price target of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.64%. Given Boston Omaha’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Deutsche Wohnen.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Deutsche Wohnen and Boston Omaha”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Wohnen	$1.49 billion	6.80	-$638.98 million	($1.70)	-14.94
Boston Omaha	$108.28 million	3.62	-$1.29 million	$0.03	415.33

Boston Omaha has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Deutsche Wohnen. Deutsche Wohnen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Omaha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Boston Omaha beats Deutsche Wohnen on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Deutsche Wohnen

Deutsche Wohnen SE develops and manages residential properties in Germany. The company operates through Rental, Value-add, Recurring Sales, Development, and Care segment. The Rental segment offers value-enhancing management to residential real estate portfolio. The Value- add segment engages in the core business of letting. This segment also includes multimedia services and the supply of energy. The Recurring Sales segment includes sales of individual condominiums and single-family homes. The Development segment includes project development to create new living space. The care segment includes all activities related to the management of care facilities and the leasing of care properties. Deutsche Wohnen SE was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Deutsche Wohnen SE operates as a subsidiary of Vonovia SE.

About Boston Omaha

Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc. and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015. Boston Omaha Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.